demimonde \DEM-ee-mond; Fr. duh-mee-MAWND\, noun:
1. a group characterized by lack of success or status: the literary demimonde.
2. (especially during the last half of the 19th century) a class of women who have lost their standing in respectable society because of indiscreet behavior or sexual promiscuity.
3. a demimondaine.
4. prostitutes or courtesans in general.
5. a group whose activities are ethically or legally questionable: a demimonde of investigative journalists writing for the sensationalist tabloids.
2. (especially during the last half of the 19th century) a class of women who have lost their standing in respectable society because of indiscreet behavior or sexual promiscuity.
3. a demimondaine.
4. prostitutes or courtesans in general.
5. a group whose activities are ethically or legally questionable: a demimonde of investigative journalists writing for the sensationalist tabloids.
Personally, I like the second definition, one can have so much fun with that if ever there was a funny social commentary. The first, however, reminds me of my favorite show ever, The Big Bang Theory, therefore I shall write on that one because it is even funnier than social commentary.
For those of you who have not seen The Big Bang Theory, change that status, immediately! It is a fantastic show about four nerdy guys who work at CalTech in Pasadena, CA and have a beautiful friend whom one of them likes very much and ends up dating and then there are two other girls as well for two of the other guys but there's still that random single guy who's mad about it and there's lots of Star Trek and Star Wars and Doctor Who and other comic book references and it's just great go watch it it's good for your soul.
In the show, there is a character named Howard Wolowitz, a.k.a. my second favorite character on the show. He's different from all of the other guys because, well, he only has a master's degree. No Ph.D. What a loser. It's funny because this little nip in eduction makes him a demimonde amongst his other doctorate friends. He is (spoiler alert!) the first of his friends to get married, however.
There, I've done it, I've used the Word of the Day. Now I'm going to humor all of you with my favorite scenes and pictures from Big Bang. You're welcome.
Above is a tribute to Howard Wolowitz. Shout out to all the engineers out there.
The Whipped app. I swear it's really funny.
Best. Scene. Ever.
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